KR20100110504A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An invention for a washing machine is disclosed. The disclosed invention comprises: an external cabinet; A cover part installed at an upper part of the cabinet and having an opening part; And a detergent supply unit installed at the front side of the cabinet to open and close the opening.

According to the present invention, since the detergent supply unit is provided at the front side of the cabinet and is located at a position close to the user, the user can easily perform detergent input and cleaning in a comfortable posture without having to bow down.

Description

Washing machine {WASHING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a washing machine for washing laundry by automatically inserting a detergent.

In general, a washing machine is a device for removing various contaminants attached to laundry, such as clothes and bedding, by using the emulsification of the detergent, the friction action of the water flow according to the rotation of the pulsator, and the impact action applied to the laundry by the pulsator.

Among the washing machines, a top rod type washing machine for administering laundry from the upper side includes a cabinet forming an exterior, a storage tank accommodated inside the cabinet, a washing tank accommodated inside the storage tank and rotating when washing or dehydrating, and a bottom of the storage tank. It includes a motor installed to rotate the pulsator and the washing tank, and the clutch to determine the transmission direction of the driving force of the motor to rotate both the pulsator and the washing tank in the washing process, and only the washing tank in the dehydration process.

On the other hand, the top cover is mounted on the upper part of the cabinet. On the rear upper side of the top cover is provided with a plurality of operation buttons for operating the washing stroke and a control panel for displaying the operation status is attached. In the center of the top cover is provided a lid for taking out or accommodating the laundry in the washing tank. At the rear of the control panel, a valve assembly is connected to the water supply pipe for supplying the wash water to the washing tank.

In addition, a detergent dosing device for supplying detergent to the washing tank is installed at the rear lower side of the top cover. The detergent dosing device is connected to the valve assembly by a hose to receive the washing water supplied from the water supply pipe.

Detergent dosing device is installed on the rear lower side of the top cover and the detergent casing is opened to communicate with the water supply pipe, and the wash water supplied from the water supply pipe is temporarily received by the detergent casing to dissolve the powder detergent And a detergent container for supplying the liquid in the washing tank.

In order to inject detergent into the detergent dosing device, the following detergent dosing process is required. First, the user opens the lid, puts his hand inside the cabinet, and pulls the detergent container out of the detergent casing. Then, the detergent container is mounted on the detergent casing by putting an appropriate amount of detergent into the dispensed detergent container and then pushing the detergent container again.

According to the washing machine as described above, since the detergent input device is installed on the rear lower side of the top cover, detergent input and cleaning are inconvenient. That is, the detergent dispensing apparatus is not only located at a position far from the user located in front of the top cover, but also a position where the detergent can be put in and cleaned only when the user puts his / her hand inside the cabinet while the lid is opened and the waist is bowed. Since it is located in, there is a problem in the detergent input and cleaning is inconvenient.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

The present invention was devised to improve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a washing machine having an improved structure to facilitate detergent input and cleaning.

Washing machine according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet forming an appearance; A cover part installed at an upper part of the cabinet and having an opening part; And a detergent supply unit installed at the front side of the cabinet to open and close the opening.

In addition, the detergent supply unit, and a case unit which is installed between the cover portion and the cabinet; Detergent box accommodated in the case portion retractable; And a handle part rotatably coupled to the detergent compartment.

The handle part may include an opening formed through the handle part; And it is preferable to include a rotating cover portion for opening and closing the opening.

In addition, the handle portion preferably further includes an elastic portion for returning the rotating cover portion which opened the opening to its original position.

In addition, the handle portion preferably forms the same plane as the cover portion.

According to the washing machine of the present invention, since the detergent supply unit is provided at the front side of the cabinet and located at a position close to the user, the user can easily perform detergent input and cleaning in a comfortable posture without having to bow down.

In addition, the present invention has a structure in which the opening portion is closed by the handle portion except at the time of detergent input so that the entire cover portion is formed in the same plane without being cut or opened, thereby maintaining a beautiful appearance of the entire washing machine while having a detergent supply function. You can.

In addition, the present invention by providing a handle portion rotatably coupled to the detergent compartment, it is possible to secure a more wide space for the detergent dispenser to improve the convenience of the detergent dispenser.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of a washing machine according to the present invention. For convenience of explanation, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or convention of a user or an operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a detergent supply unit shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 to 6 are cross-sectional views of the detergent supply unit illustrated in FIG. 2. It is sectional drawing.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a washing machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 110, a cover part 120, and a detergent supply part 130.

The cabinet 110 forms an outer shape of the washing machine 100. A storage tank (not shown) for accommodating wash water is accommodated in the cabinet 110, and a washing tank (not shown) for accommodating laundry is rotatably installed in the storage tank.

In addition, the water supply unit 111 is installed at one side of the cabinet 110, more specifically, at the rear side of the cabinet 110. The water supply unit 111 is connected to an external water source and receives washing water, and supplies the supplied washing water to the reservoir through the detergent supply unit 130 to be described later.

The cover part 120 is installed above the cabinet 110. The cover part 120 forms the exterior of the washing machine 100 together with the cabinet 110, and a door 115 that opens and closes the opened upper portions of the cabinet 110 and the cover part 120 inside the cover part 120. ) Is installed.

In addition, an opening 122 is formed in the cover 120. The opening part 122 is formed to be adjacent to the other side of the cabinet 110, more specifically, the front side of the cabinet 110 facing the rear side of the cabinet 110 in which the water supply 111 is installed.

The detergent supply unit 130 is installed at the other side of the cabinet 110, that is, the front side of the cabinet 110, and opens and closes the opening 122. The detergent supply unit 130 includes a case unit 132, detergent box 134 and the handle portion 136.

The case part 132 is installed at the other side of the cabinet 110. The case part 132 may be disposed between the cabinet 110 and the cover part 120, and may be installed at the other side of the cabinet 110 by being coupled to at least one of the cabinet 110 and the cover part 120.

The case part 132 is connected to the water supply part 111 to receive the washing water from the water supply part 111. The case part 132 may be connected to the water supply part 111 by being connected to a water supply hose (not shown) extending from the water supply part 111 through the lower portion of the cover part 120. Inside the case part 132, a space for passing the wash water supplied from the water supply part 111 is formed. In addition, one side of the case 132 may extend to the reservoir side so that the space formed inside the case 132 can communicate with the reservoir.

Detergent compartment 134 is accommodated in the case portion 132 to be withdrawn. The detergent container 134 may be accommodated in a space formed in the case unit 132, and may be slidably moved out of the case unit 132 by a user's manipulation. The detergent compartment 134 may be formed with a plurality of detergent receiving portions (not shown) partitioned to accommodate detergents, fabric softeners (hereinafter referred to as 'detergent').

The detergent container 134 is accommodated in the case part 132 at the time of retraction, and is exposed to the outside through the opening part 122 formed at the cover part 120 at the time of withdrawal.

In the state where the detergent compartment 134 is retracted and accommodated in the case unit 132, the detergent contained in the detergent compartment 134 may be supplied to the water storage tank and the washing tank together with the wash water.

That is, during the washing stroke of the washing machine 100, the washing water supplied through the water supply unit 111 flows into the space formed in the case unit 132, and the washing water introduced into the space formed in the case unit 132 is the case. The laundry water flowing into the detergent container 134 accommodated in the space formed in the unit 132 is introduced into the detergent container 134 and mixed with the detergent contained in the detergent container and supplied to the water storage tank and the washing tank.

In addition, when the detergent compartment 134 is drawn out and exposed to the outside through the opening 122, the user may inject detergent into the detergent compartment 134. Since the drawn detergent box 134 is exposed to the outside from the front side of the cabinet 110, it is exposed to the user at a position close to the user located on the front side of the cabinet 110.

The handle part 136 is coupled to the detergent container 134. The handle part 136 is provided so that the user can perform the operation to take out or withdraw the detergent box 134 holding by hand.

The handle part 136 may be disposed at a portion where the opening part 122 is formed, and preferably, may be formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the opening part 122. The handle part 136 is located on the same plane as the cover part 120 to open and close the opening part 122.

That is, the handle part 136 is covered with the detergent container 134 in the state in which the cover part 120 is located on the same plane as the cover part 120 to close the opening part 122 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. In a state in which the part 120 and the handle part 136 form the same plane and the detergent container 134 is drawn out, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the detergent container 134 is the opening 122. Open the opening 122 to be exposed to the outside through.

By the handle part 136, the opening part 122 is closed by the handle part 136 except when the detergent is dispensed, so that the entire cover part 120 is formed in the same plane without being cut or opened, so that the detergent supply part ( 130 may be installed in the washing machine 100 without damaging the overall appearance of the washing machine 100.

An opening 137 (see FIG. 4) may be formed in the handle part 136 as described above. The opening 137 is formed to penetrate the inside of the handle part 136. The opening 137 is formed to allow the user to hold the handle portion 136 by hand, and the size of the opening 137 is preferably large enough to allow three or four fingers of the user to pass therethrough. .

In addition, the handle part 136 may be further provided with a rotary cover part 138. The rotary cover part 138 is disposed at a position where the opening part 137 is formed, is formed in a shape corresponding to the opening part 137, and is rotatably coupled to the handle part 136 via a hinge (not shown). Open and close 137.

The rotary cover part 138 is preferably provided so that the entire handle portion 136 is coplanar with the handle portion 136 so as to form the same plane as the cover portion 120.

In addition, the handle portion 136 may be further provided with an elastic portion 139. According to the present embodiment, the elastic portion 139 includes a torsion spring or an elastic member. In this embodiment, a case in which the elastic part 139 includes a torsion spring will be described as an example.

The torsion spring is provided such that one side of the torsion spring is coupled to the handle portion 136 and the other side is coupled to the rotation cover portion 138, and the elastic portion 139 including the torsion spring includes an opening 137. It provides an elastic restoring force to return the rotating cover portion 138 to the original position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rotation cover part 138 coupled with the elastic part 139 may be rotated by a user's manipulation to allow the user to hold the handle part 136 through the opening 137. When opening the opening 137 so that the user releases the handle portion 136, as shown in Figure 3, by returning to the original position by the elastic restoring force of the elastic portion 138 by closing the opening 137, The entire handle portion 136 can achieve the same plane.

On the other hand, the handle portion 136 is coupled to the detergent compartment 134, it may be rotatably coupled to the detergent compartment 134 via a hinge (not shown). As shown in FIG. 6, the handle part 136 may be rotated by a user's operation in a state where the detergent container 134 is drawn out, that is, the handle part 136 opens the opening part 122. Can be.

When the handle part 136 is rotated in this way, a part of the detergent box 134 covered by the handle part 136 can be opened more by the rotation of the handle part 136, so that the space for the detergent input It can be secured more widely, thereby improving the convenience of the detergent input.

Hereinafter, an operation relationship of the washing machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the state where the detergent container part 134 is drawn into the case part 132, the handle part 136 is located on the same plane as the cover part 120 to close the opening part 122. .

In this state, when the user presses the rotary cover part 138 to inject detergent, the rotary cover part 138 rotates by the user's force as shown in FIG. 4 to open the opening 137. Thus, the user can grip the handle portion 136 through the open opening 137.

Then, when the user pulls the handle part 136, as shown in FIG. 5, the handle part 136 is moved to open the opening part 122, and at the same time, the detergent container part 134 is the case part 132. It is withdrawn from the open through the open portion 122 is exposed to the outside.

When the user rotates the handle part 136 in this state, the handle part 136 rotates as shown in FIG. 6 to further remove a portion of the detergent container 134 covered by the handle part 136. By opening, the user can easily add detergent.

The washing machine 100 of the present embodiment as described above has a structure in which the detergent supply unit 130 is provided at the front side of the cabinet 110 to be located at a position close to the user, so that the user is comfortable without having to bow down. There is an advantage that can easily perform detergent injecting and cleaning in a posture.

In addition, the washing machine 100 of the present embodiment has a structure in which the entire cover portion 120 forms the same plane without opening or removing the detergent, thereby having a detergent supply function, thereby maintaining the aesthetics of the entire washing machine 100. I can keep it beautiful.

In addition, the washing machine 100 of the present embodiment may improve the input convenience of the detergent by securing a wider input space of the detergent.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the art belongs can make various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. I will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

1 is a perspective view showing a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a detergent supply unit illustrated in FIG. 1.

3 to 6 are cross-sectional views showing a cross section of the detergent supply unit shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: washing machine 110: cabinet

120: cover 130: detergent supply unit

132: case part 134: detergent box

136: handle portion 137: opening

138: rotary cover 139: elastic portion

Claims (5)

An external cabinet; A cover part installed at an upper part of the cabinet and having an opening part; And Washing machine, characterized in that provided on the front side of the cabinet including a detergent supply for opening and closing the opening. According to claim 1, wherein the detergent supply unit, A case part installed between the cover part and the cabinet; Detergent box accommodated in the case portion retractable; And Washing machine comprising a handle portion rotatably coupled to the detergent box. The method of claim 2, wherein the handle portion, An opening formed through the handle part; And Washing machine comprising a rotating cover to open and close the opening. The method of claim 3, The handle part washing machine further comprises an elastic part for returning the rotating cover part which opened the opening to its original position. The method of claim 2, Washing machine, characterized in that the handle portion forms the same plane as the cover portion.

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